Bergen Group Services AS awarded a new inspection and survey project

Bergen Group Services AS has been awarded an inspection and survey project for the minesweeper KNM Rauma.

The project will commence in early January 2017 for an estimated period of 12 weeks. The Company completed a similar project on the sister vessel KNM Hinnøy in first half 2016 (pictured above).

The awarded project on the minesweeper is part of a framework agreement which the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation (FLO) has signed with Bergen Group Services AS and two other companies relating to ship maintenance and repair of some categories of military vessels.

“Bergen Group Services is pleased being competitive on the implementation of inspection and condition monitoring at yet another minesweeper. The contract is an important contribution to the Bergen Group's long-term strategy to further develop our expertise and capacity related to complex maritime projects and service operations”, says CEO Frode Johansson in Bergen Group Services.

Bergen Group Services has over several years invested in increasing the company’s skills and capacity related to inspection- and maintenance of various types of advanced high-speed craft for both civil and military customers. The company has, among other long-term agreements with the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue and various maritime transport companies.

Bergen Group Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bergen Group Bergen Group ASA. The company has its main focus on the market segments Maritime Service, Defense and Energy & Industry. The operational activity take place at the company’s headquartering at Laksevåg (Bergen) and Straume (Sotra outside Bergen). Bergen Group Services has an extensive operational activity on customer locations in Hordaland county, as well as travel teams covering both the Norwegian coast, offshore installations and international assignments.